Detections
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CentOS 8 : pcre (CESA-2021:4373)
high Nessus Plugin ID 155050
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2021:4373 advisory.- pcre: Buffer over-read in JIT when UTF is disabled and \X or \R has fixed quantifier greater than 1 (CVE-2019-20838)
- pcre: Integer overflow when parsing callout numeric arguments (CVE-2020-14155)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 155050
File Name: centos8_RHSA-2021-4373.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 11/11/2021
Updated: 11/24/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-14155
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20838
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8-stream, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre-cpp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre-utf32, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre-utf16, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pcre
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-20838, CVE-2020-14155
IAVA: 2021-A-0058
RHSA: 2021:4373